Quotes about Imam Hussain (a.

s) by renowned personalities
Prophet Mohammed (SAWW)
Hasan (Imam Hussains elder brother) and Hussain are the leaders
of the youth of Paradise
As a result of the assassination of Hussain such a warmth will be
kindled in the hearts of the believers that shall not become cold till
the Day of Ressurection.
"Hussain o minni wa ana minal Hussain" - Hussain is from me and I
am from Hussain

Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the Nation - India)

My admiration for the noble sacrifice of Imam Hussein (a.s) as a
martyr abounds, because he accepted death and the torture of
thrust for himself, for his sons, and for his whole family, but did not
submit to unjust authorities.
I learnt from Hussain how to achieve victory while being
oppressed.
"My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of
sword by its believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of
Hussain.
If India wants to be a successful country, it must follow in the
footsteps of Imam Hussain(as).
If I had an army like the 72 soldiers of Hussain, I would have won
freedom for India in 24 hours.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1st Prime Minister of India)

"There is a universal appeal in his martyrdom. Hazrat Imam Hussein
(a.s) sacrificed his all, but he refused to submit to a tyrannical
government. He never gave any weight to the fact that his material
force was far less in comparison with that of an enemy; the power of

faith to his greatest force, which regards all material force as

nothing. This sacrifice is a beacon light of guidance for every
community and every nation
"Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an
example of the path of rightousness."

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1st President of Pakistan)

The world is unable to present an example finer and brighter than
the
personality of Imam Hussein (a.s). He was the embodiment of love,
valor
and personification of sacrifice and devotion. Every Muslim, in
particular, must learn a lesson from his life and should seek
guidance
from him.

Reynold Alleyne Nicholson (Eminent English orientalist scholar of

bothIslamic literature and Islamic mysticism)
"Hussain fell, pierced by an arrow, and his brave followers were cut
down beside him to the last man. Muhammadan tradition, which with
rare exceptions is uniformly hostile to the Umayyad dynasty, regards
Hussain as a martyr and Yazid as his murderer."
Edward Gibbon (English historian and member of parliament)
"In a distant age and climate the tragic scene of the death of
Hussain will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader."
[The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London, 1911, volume 5,
pp391-2]

James Corne (Author of History of China)

Hussain and his companions faced eight kinds of enemies. On the

four sides the army of Yezid was their enemy which was ceaselessly
raining arrows; the fifth foe was the sun of Arabia that was
scorching the bodies; the sixth foe was the desert of Karbala the
sands of which were scorching like a heated furnace; the seventh
and eighth foes were the overpowering hunger and the unbearable
thirst. Thus on those who fought with thousands of infidels in such
conditions has ended bravado; on such a people no gallant (hero)
can ever have pre-eminence.

Rabindranath Tagore (Indian Nobel Prize in Literature 1913)

"The world of things in which we live misses its equilibrium when its
communication with the world of love is lost. Then we have to pay
with our soul for objects which are immensely cheap. And this can
only happen when the prison walls of things threaten us with being
final in themselves. Then it gives rise to terrible fights, jealousies
and coercions, to a scramble for space and opportunities, for these
are limited. We become painfully aware of the evil of this and try all
measures of adjustment within the narrow bonds of a mutilated
truth. This leads to failure.
Only he helps us who proves by his life that we have a soul whose
dwelling in the kingdom of love, and things lose the tyranny of
fictitious price when we come to our spiritual freedom."
"In order to keep alive justice and truth, instead of an army or
weapons, success can be achieved by sacrificing lives, exactly what
Imam Hussain did."
Imam Hussain is the leader of humanity.
Imam Hussain (a.s.) will warm the coldest heart.
"Hussains sacrifice indicates spiritual liberation."

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1st President of India)

"The sacrifice of Imam Hussain is not limited to one country, or

nation, but it is the hereditary state of the brotherhood of all
mankind."

Dr. Radha Krishnan (Ex President of India)

"Though Imam Hussain gave his life almost 1300 years ago, but his
indestructible soul rules the hearts of people even today."

Swami Shankaracharya (Hindu Religious Priest)

"It is Hussain's sacrifice that has kept Islam alive or else in this world
there would be no one left to take Islam's name."

Sarojini Naidu (Great India Poetess titled Nightingale of India)

"I congratulate Muslims that from among them, Hussain, a great
human being was born, who is revered and honored totally by all
communities."
Below is a poem of hers
Black-robed, bare footed, with dim eyes that rain
Wild tears in memory of thy woeful plight
And hands in blind, rythmic anguish smite
Their blood stained bosoms, to a sad refrain
From the old haunting Legend of thy pain,
Thy votaries mourn thee thru the tragic night
With mystic dirge and meloncholy rite
Crying to thee Husain! Ya Hussain!
Why do thy myraid lovers so lament?
Sweet saint, is not thy matchless martyrhood
The living banner and brave covenant
Of the high creed thy prophet did proclaim

Bequeathing for the worlds beatitude

Th enduring loveliness of Allahs name.

Thomas Carlyle (Scottish historian and essayist)

The best lesson which we get fromthe tragedy of Cerebella is that
Husain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They
illustrated that the numerical superiority does not count when it
comes to the truth and the falsehood. The victory of Husain, despite
his minority, marvels me!

Charles Dickens (English novelist)

If Husain had fought to quench his worldly desiresthen I do not
understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It
stands to reason therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam.

Edward G. Brown (Professor at the University of Cambridge)

a reminder of that blood-stained field of Karbala, where the
grandson of the Apostle of God fell, at length, tortured by thirst, and
surround by the bodies of his murdered kinsmen, has been at
anytime since then, sufficient to evoke, even in the most lukewarm
and the heedless, the deepest emotion, the most frantic grief, and
an exaltation of spirit before which pain, danger, and death shrink to
unconsidered trifles. (A Literary History of Persia, London, 1919,
p.227)

Sir William Muir (Scottish orientalist)

The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the Caliphate,
but also of Mohammadan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had

waned and is appeared. (Annals of the Early Caliphate, London,

1883, p.441-442)

Ignaz Goldziher (Hungarian orientalist)

Weeping and lamentation over the evils and persecutions
suffered by the Alid family, and mourning for its martyrs: these are
things from which loyal supporters of the cause cannot cease. More
touching than the tears of the Shiis has even become an Arabic
proverb. (Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law, Princeton,
1981, p.179)

Dr. K. Sheldrake
Of that gallant band, male and female knew that the enemy forces
around were implacable, and were not only ready to fight, but to kill.
Denied even water for the children, they remained parched under
the burning sun and scorching sands, yet not one faltered for a
moment. Husain marched with his little company, not to glory, not to
power of wealth, but to a supreme sacrifice, and every member
bravely faced the greatest odds without flinching.

Antoine Bara (Lebanese writer)

No battle in themodern and past history of mankind has earned
more sympathy and admiration as well as provided more lessons
than the martyrdomof Husayn in the battle of Karbala. (Husayn in
Christian Ideology)

Washington Irwing (American author, essayist, biographer and

historian)

"It was possible for Hussein to save his life by submitting himself to
the will of yazid. But his responsibility as a reformer did not allow
him to accept yazids Caliphate. He therefore prepared to embrace
all sorts discomfort and inconvenience in order to deliver Islam from
the hands of the Omayyads. Under the blazing sun, on the parched
land and against the stiffing heat of Arabia, stood the immortal
Hussein.

Al Fakhri (Famous Arab Historian)

"This is a catastrophe whereof I care not to speak at length, deeming
it alike too grievous and too horrible. For verily, it was a catastrophe
than that which naught more shameful has happened in
Islam...There happened therein such a foul slaughter as to cause
man's flesh to creep with horror. And again I have dispersed with my
long description because of it's notoriety, for it is the most lamented
of catastrophes."

Josh Malihabadi (Shaayar-e-Inqilaab or The Revolutionary Poet)

Insaan ko bedaar to ho lene do,
har qaum pukaraygi hamare hain Hussain
(Let humanity awakens and every tribe will claim Hussain as their
own.)

Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar (Pioneer of the Khilafat Movement

and a dauntless fighter in the struggle of independence)
Qatl-e-Hussain asl main marg-e-Yazid hai,
Islam zindaa hota hai har Karbala ke baad
(In the murder of Hussain, lies the death of Yazid, for Islam
resurrects after every Karbala)

Allama Iqbal (Famous Poet)

"Imam Hussein uprooted despotism forever, till the day of
Resurrection. He watered the dry gardens of freedom with a surging
wave of his blood, and indeed he awakened the sleeping Muslim
nation. If Imam Hussein (a.s) had aimed at acquiring the worldly
empire, he would not have traveled the way he did. Hussein
weltered in blood and dust for the sake of truth. Verily, therefore he
becomes the foundation of Muslim creed. La Ilaha Illallah, meaning
there is no deity but Allah (God).